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Annual Rail Occurrence Statistics for 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD
 

ACCIDENTS

Overview of Accidents and Casualties
Accidents by Type

INCIDENTS

Overview of Incidents
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1    -  Railway Occurrences and Casualties, 1993-2002
Table 2    -  Fatalities and Serious Injuries by Type of Occurrence and Person Type, 1993-2002
Table 3    -  Rail Accidents by Train Type, 1993-2002
Table 4a  -  Main-Track Train Derailments, 1993-2002
Table 4b  -  Main-Track Train Derailments by Assigned Factors,
1993-2002
Table 5a  -  Non-Main-Track Train Collisions, 1993-2002
Table 5b  -  Non-Main-Track Train Collisions by Assigned Factors,
1993-2002
Table 6a  -  Non-Main-Track Train Derailments, 1993-2002
Table 6b  -  Non-Main-Track Train Derailments by Assigned Factors, 1993-2002
Table 7    -  Crossing Accidents and Casualties by Type of Crossing and Protection, 1993-2002
Table 8    -  Crossing Accidents and Related Casualties by Province, 1993-2002
Table 9    -  Trespasser Accidents and Related Casualties by Province, 1993-2002
Table 10  -  Trespasser Accidents and Related Casualties by Province, 1993-2002
Table 11  -  DG Leaker Incidents by Province and Leak Location/Component, 1993-2002
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1  -  Rail Accidents, 1993-2002
Figure 2  -  Rail Accidents by Type, 2002
Figure 3  -  Fatalities by Type of Accident, 1993-2002
Figure 4  -  Serious Injuries by Type of Accident, 1993-2002
Figure 5  -  Main-Track Accidents and Accident Rates, 1993-2002
Figure 6  -  Main-Track Collisions and Derailments, 1993-2002
Figure 7  -  Non-Main-Track Collisions and Derailments, 1993-2002
Figure 8  -  Crossing Accidents by Type of Crossing, 2002
Figure 9  -  Crossing Accidents by Province
Figure 10  -  Trespasser Accidents by Province
Figure 11  -  Rail Incidents, 1993-2002
Figure 12  -  Reportable Rail Incidents by Type
APPENDIX A - DEFINITIONS
APPENDIX B - EXPLANATORY NOTES

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Updated: 2004-08-11

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